2 defendants arrested in connection with the death of Sultan Sever who received an injection in Gaziantep

45-year-old mother of 5 Sultan Sever fell ill after receiving an injection at a medical clinic in Gaziantep where she went for a cough complaint, and passed away at the hospital where she was taken. At the first hearing of the lawsuit filed regarding the incident, the court decided to arrest the defendants and send the file to the Forensic Medicine Institution.

The incident took place on May 30, 2026, in Gaziantep. Sultan Sever, who went to a medical clinic with a cough complaint, fell ill after the injection administered there. Sever, who was taken to Private Yaşam Hospital by ambulance, could not be saved despite all interventions in the intensive care unit.

Making her defense at the first hearing of the case, defendant Ayşe E. stated that she was a graduate of a midwifery degree and was called to work by defendant Ömer A. She stated that on the day of the incident, she mixed drugs named Avil and Dekort and administered the injection, connected Sever to an oxygen cylinder when she fell ill and applied Prednol, and administered adrenaline from the leg and performed heart massage before the ambulance arrived. Ayşe E. claimed that while going to the police station, Ömer A. called her and told her that the business was unlicensed, which is why she was scared and gave a false statement.

The court panel decided to obtain hospital records and send the file to the Forensic Medicine Institution in order to determine the fault status and the causal link between the death. It ruled for the continuation of the detention of defendant Ömer Aslan and the arrest of the other defendant Ayşe E., and adjourned the hearing.